What banned novel caused it's readers to kill themselves after reading it?

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I read it in a magazine somewhere, problem is I forgot the title and author.. what i remember is, it's 1 word title only.

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[+8] - The Pentacle Queen - 04/29/2010twilight?
[+3] - Eorl - 04/29/2010I checked all the Dan Browns too, no one word titles.

the koran?

oh that's two words

the bible

nope two words again

i'm stumped

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@djjd62,

Stop it, you're killin' me Wink

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The Peaceful Pill Handbook by Philip Nitschke?

Nope, fails the word count also.

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I checked all the Dan Browns too, no one word titles.

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@Eorl,

I found a list of banned books....it is not complete. But possibly you might find it in there.

http://www.banned-books.com/bblista-i.html
http://www.banned-books.com/bblistj-z.html

The Giver (once again - two words) was banned because of supposed references to the Utopian society's need to control population through suicide and euthenasia. Most people who read the book disagree - I have not read the book. But I am going to now.

I cannot find any other books that have been banned because the reading thereof caused suicides.

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"Final Exit" is a how-to book on how to kill yourself for terminally ill people.

It has been banned in many countries.

But again, it's a two word title.

And I don't think you can say it "caused" people to kill themselves.

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In the Mouth of Madness.

But I don't recommend you read it. Really, I don't.

Cycloptichorn

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If I remember well, the book is called Influence..

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@Francis,

Even Cowgirls get the Blues by Tom Robbins (how many words)

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When Goethe’s novel The Sorrows of Young Werther first came out in 1774, there was a rash of copycat suicides among young men. A few European countries immediately banned the novel.

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twilight?

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the Exorcist ?

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@The Pentacle Queen,

The Pentacle Queen wrote:

twilight?

Winner!

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@mlrycp,

Huffington (an autobiography)?

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@mlrycp,

I can't think of any actual banned novels which have made me contemplate suicide, mlrcp.
But quite a few have been a major challenge to wade my way through! And might well have led to suicidal thoughts if I'd persisted. (Did anyone ever manage to finish Ulysses?)

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@mlrycp,

Suicide: the Novel?

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@tsarstepan,

There actually is such a beast, tsar? Surprised

Which was banned?

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@msolga,

Shhh... it's a novel in progress. Confused

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@tsarstepan,

Ah, I see!

(How many pages to go, tsar? Need help with the ending? Wink

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